"I have to say, since you kid created the smuggling route to Russia, the equipment of our army is getting better and better day by day, which makes people happy to see. Looking at the whole country, even those elite Beiyang equipment can't compare with us, and now they have to get it again
What’s the good stuff?”
"It's not a good thing to say. Russia is at war with the Allied Powers in Eastern Europe. They have seized a lot of equipment from each other, many of which have been damaged and cannot be used on the battlefield. If these things are exchanged with us for food,
We can definitely charge according to the weight. They bring a truckload of wagons, and we give them a few trucks of food. Once the weapons are obtained, we reassemble and tidy them up. We keep the good ones for ourselves, and we almost dump them directly to other warlords. This is definitely a deal.
A huge profit."
When Zhang Tinglan said this, Lao Zhang's eyes began to gleam. No matter when, the arms business is the most profitable. Regular trade has several times the profit, and this kind of smuggling is even more difficult to calculate. As a warlord,
Lao Zhang knows other people's thoughts too well. As long as these guys see the arms, they will definitely be taken out by bezoar and horse treasures.
Speaking of the Eastern Front battlefield, the ones fighting Russia were the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany. The weapons captured must also come from these two countries. Whether it is Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, their weapons are definitely excellent and the best in the world.
.
Of course, these weapons are not necessarily suitable for use by the military, but they already have a fatal attraction for those hungry little warlords.
"Idiot, tell me, how much can I get?"
"The specific number is a bit difficult." Zhang Tinglan scratched his head and said with a smile: "This summer and autumn, the number of people killed and captured in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia is more than one million, and the number of damaged weapons is even greater. It can be said to be piled up like a mountain.
It’s hard to count. As long as you get 10%, that’s tens of thousands of guns and thousands of cannons!”
After hearing this number, Zhang Zuolin felt dizzy for a while. Now the total number of Fengjun troops totaled only one or two hundred artillery pieces, which was less than a fraction of what others had damaged. Speaking of the collision between the great powers, it was absolutely
It is a competition of steel and industrial strength. The gap between China and other countries is really huge.
"You must get it. The more the better. As long as you can save half of it, just treat the rest as parts and hoard them. No matter how many there are, I have enough sales."
"Commander, who are you planning to sell to? Can you tell me?"
"Zhang Xun from the Braid Army has already contacted me. He heard that we have weapons and wants to get some. In addition, Yan Xishan from Shaanxi, Chen Shufan from Shaanxi, Zhang Guangjian from Gansu, and Sichuan are all in constant war, and weapons
It consumes a lot of money and can be sold as much as you want!"
The people Lao Zhang mentioned are indeed potential big customers. Needless to say, Zhang Xun has just been promoted to the Inspection Envoy of Mongolia and controls the territory of three provinces. However, these three provinces face Outer Mongolia, are experiencing constant turmoil, and consume huge amounts of arms.
, he will definitely buy it at all costs.
And Zhang Tinglan is also very willing to sell the arms to him, because Zhang Tinglan knows very well that Zhang Xun, an old bastard, will direct a farce. If he buys Fengjun's arms, Fengjun will hold Zhang Xun's life in his hands.
You can let him persist for a while, or you can let Zhang Xun be destroyed quickly.
It feels really good to be able to turn your hands into clouds and rain. Moreover, when necessary, you can deduct the purchase fee and don't have to deliver the goods. It makes me feel happy just thinking about it.
Of course, Zhang Xun is destined to be a short-term customer. If he collapses, there is no chance of selling. But Yan Xishan is definitely a long-term big customer. Shanxi is surrounded by mountains and rivers, but it is sandwiched between Beiyang. Yan Laoxi is trembling every day.
The day is precarious.
Moreover, Yan Xishan did not have a military factory at this time, and his financial resources were very weak. It was a difficult time, and he would never refuse weapons from Fengjun. In addition, the northwest and southwest have been experiencing constant wars and warlord separatism for a long time.
If big customers can get it right, they can also use arms transactions to control the development of the situation behind the scenes and prepare for Fengjun's expansion.
In the development process of Fengjun, there is a paradox, that is, if you want to fight against Japan, you must first expand your power, but if you also want to expand your power, you must be able to withstand Japanese pressure. The two are two sides of the same coin.
, but it’s very contradictory.
Historically, Zhang Zuolin knew that the three eastern provinces had been severely eroded by Japan, so Zhang was obsessed with conquering the Central Plains and using the power of the whole country to fight against the Japanese.
This idea seems very good, but the Japanese will not sit back and watch Fengjun unify the country. They will definitely hold back and stumbling. As a result, the fact is that Lao Zhang has taken control of the Central Plains several times, but he has not been able to secure his throne. He was soon replaced by
They were driven out, resulting in a waste of people and money, and the situation in the Northeast worsened.
In fact, this is easy to understand. What the Japanese want is to colonize the entire China, and of course they are not willing to have a strong unified force. Once Fengjun is out of control, the Japanese will definitely use various conspiracies and tricks to hinder the development of Fengjun.
After understanding this, Zhang Tinglan knew that seizing power in Beijing was definitely not a good choice. The place was too sensitive. As long as it was touched, the Japanese would take action. Other warlords would not sit idly by. Fengjun would suddenly become
The target of public criticism.
In Zhang Tinglan's view, Fengjun's only way out is in the northwest. Although it is very barren, there are definitely a lot of underground resources, and it is far away from the Central Plains and far away from the Japanese. Even if Fengjun takes several provinces, the Japanese may not be able to do so.
will go crazy, and those warlord factions whose eyes are on Beijing will not pay attention to the development of Fengjun.
Only in this way can we take a roundabout route, capture the northwest, secretly accumulate strength, and have the capital to fight the Japanese, then we can conquer the Central Plains. This is also the development path Zhang Tinglan designed for Fengjun.
Now that we have this big goal, we must take specific measures. Selling arms to the northwest is an important part of it. Use arms to open the way and control them all. This batch of junk arms is now shouldering the mission of leveraging the overall situation.
Zhang Tinglan was also overjoyed.
"Commander, I think there are two things we need to do now. The first is to contact the market in the northwest, discuss with those country bumpkins, see what price is right, and try to attract as many forces as possible to let them in.
Let’s compete together to bid, and the one with the highest price will win. We’d better win over a few small warlords and let them act as stir-up sticks to push the price up!”
"Yeah!" Lao Zhang smiled and nodded: "What a good idea. You should worry more about these business matters. In short, you can sell it at a good price!"
"Commander, the second thing is more troublesome, that is, we need to send more troops to Jilin, strengthen border control, and deter the Russians. As you know, there is a famine in Russia now, and they are all a bunch of evil wolves. You said they
Will you be willing to trade with us? If you don't have enough power, this kind of business will not be possible at all. On the contrary, it will make the Russians covet the supplies. Maybe the crazy Russians will attack us!"
This kind of smuggling is actually a gangster business. The most important thing to guard against in this kind of business is gangsters. The Russians are not good men and women. If they didn't have enough power, would they honestly trade with Fengjun? They would have copied them long ago.
Called over.
Even if the Russian government estimates the relationship between the two countries and will not take action easily, the Russian army and ordinary people can disguise themselves as bandits, rush into the three northeastern provinces, and carry out robbery. If the Feng army does not have enough strength and cannot deter the Russians, they can hoard to
The huge amount of supplies at the border will become fat in the eyes of the Russians.
"Damn it, the Russians are indeed not good birds. If you want to do business with wolves, you must be prepared to be bitten by wolves. What you said is not wrong at all."
Lao Zhang turned around twice on the ground, thought carefully, and then said: "I would like to appoint you as the commander-in-chief of border defense now, the first brigade of the garrison division, Qin Wei's independent artillery regiment, Baiwenshan's garrison brigade,
In addition, in Heilongjiang, all the garrison brigades in Ba Ying'e will be placed under your command. In addition, I will organize a group of reserve troops to ensure the safety of the place. In addition, the Middle East Road must be watched closely to prevent the Russians from causing trouble!"
"Thank you for the promotion, Marshal. The Middle East route won't be too troublesome for the time being. We can cooperate with the Russian Governor Horvath and give him part of the smuggling profits. In this way, Horvath will most likely be on our side. After all, he has a close relationship with Russia.
Other officials also have conflicts!"
Zhang Tinglan thought for a while and then said: "Commander, as the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. The first batch of new students in Jiangwu Hall have been studying for more than half a year, and they will graduate in two or three months.
After all, what you learn in school is limited. If you want to refine it into steel, you have to send it to the battlefield. Why don't you release them and send them to the Sino-Russian border to get some experience."
Zhang Tinglan knew the secret from Lao Zhang's appointment. What he was given was only the commander-in-chief, not the commander-in-chief. Obviously Lao Zhang didn't want Zhang Tinglan's power to grow too fast, so Zhang Tinglan simply sold one to Zhang Zuolin, although it was to train new recruits.
An officer gives Zhang Xueliang more room to display his talents.
Lao Zhang also had a delicate heart, so he didn't understand what Zhang Tinglan meant. He thought for a while and said, "Okay, let these students practice it, and they form a new regiment and go north together!
Since he wanted to form an army, Lao Zhang asked his men to find Zhang Xueliang. The young marshal had just gotten married and was in high spirits. When he saw Lao Zhang, he stood up straight, and Zhang Zuolin was very satisfied.
"Xiao Liuzi, Zhuoyan and I suggested that you go to the Sino-Russian border for some training. I agreed. All of you students will be incorporated into the new corps and go north on a certain day. I want to send you a few assistants. Let's see who compares.
suitable?"
"Can anyone do it?"
"Yeah!" Lao Zhang nodded slightly.
"Reporting to the commander, I want Guo Songling to follow me northward. This person has excellent military qualities and is a decent man. He is a rare talent!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!